The Protector has been outside for the past few months, not only is he outside, but several old and young masters in the mansion have all put on armor and gone into battle. The Duchess of Huguo was sitting in the side hall of the main courtyard at this time, stroking the old carved wooden chair under her hand, listening to her granddaughters and granddaughters-in-law talking and laughing, and she was also smiling on her face, but she didn't have any smile in her heart.

The juniors can see that her mood is not very high for a while, so she is doing her filial piety in front of her, but the situation is chaotic like this, how can she be happy?

The Huo family has been favored by the royal family for more than 200 years since the founding of the country, which can be said to be one of the few since ancient times, but in recent years, the emperor's attitude has changed too much, which makes people very uneasy. She is not in a hurry to clean up the chaotic party, Mr. Seven is in vain and fighting for the beast, he can't really subvert the court, and what she is worried about is whether the emperor will leave any edicts and the like.

If the throne fell into the hands of Yin Yao, wouldn't everything they had done in vain?

"Old lady, King Anmu and the princess are here."

The old housekeeper outside the door hurriedly walked in, and then Yin Yu and Xie Wan came in together.

Everyone in the hall got up to salute the two, and Xie Wan returned the salute, and then he also blessed the Duchess of the Protectorate and called "old lady".

Old Madam Huo stood up, "Why are you here?" Is something wrong? ”

Yin Yu said: "Grandmother, my grandson has a few words I want to ask you, can we talk alone?" ”

When everyone heard this, they knew that there was something important, so they hurriedly said goodbye and closed the door of the hall.

Old Madam Huo said solemnly: "What do you want to ask?" ”

Yin Yu said: "Prince Hui'an more than forty years ago, how much does my grandmother know?" ”

Hearing the words Prince Hui'an, Old Madam Huo's face changed, and her eyes immediately showed a little vigilance.

"What are you asking for?"

Xie Wan captured all her strangeness in his heart, and when he heard the words, he said: "If the old lady knows, please tell us in detail, because we suddenly found a few suspicious points, which seem to have a lot to do with Prince Hui'an, which is also related to the future of the Anmu Mansion and the Protector's Mansion." We need to know all the ins and outs of Prince Hui'an's death. ”

Old Madam Huo looked at her, stepped back for a moment and sat down, holding the cup in her hand but not drinking, and said, "Didn't Prince Hui'an die of smallpox?" Since you know this person, you must also know this, and you still come to ask me what to do? ”

The more she did this, the more Xie Wan felt that something was wrong, "We know that he died of smallpox, and we also know that he went to the Protector's Mansion on the night he got smallpox."

"Old lady, the Huo family is not only the favorite ministers of the court for generations, but also the important ministers with heavy soldiers, the emperor has repeatedly been unfair to the Huo family in recent years, and there is no love for our prince, the princess has been in tears in the palace day and night in the past few years, they are the daughters and grandsons of the Huo family, but the Huo family has never entered the palace to ask for any justice, is this normal?

"It's not normal. From our point of view, it's still a lot of money! The Huo family, who has heavy troops, can't even protect their own daughter and grandson, knowing that our prince is wronged and in exile, he will only send people to look for him in a reluctant manner, and he has never put pressure on the palace because of this, which is not what a relative should do. So there must be something else hidden in this. And is this hidden story related to the matter of Prince Hui'an back then? ”

Old Madam Huo's cheeks tightened, and there was fire in her eyes staring at her.

"Are you blaming the Huo family for not being good enough to King Anmu?"

"Whether it's good enough or not depends on the nature of the matter." Xie Wan said, "If the Huo family is forced to do this, then it's another matter. ”

Old Madam Huo pursed her lips and looked at Yin Yu, "Do you think so too?" ”

Yin Yu shook his head and said, "Sun Er does feel that this matter is suspicious. If we don't investigate the inside story behind the chaotic party, then we have caught Mr. Seven, and maybe there will still be remnants hidden in the court. If you want to catch them all, you can only find them out from the roots. ”

"Why are you so sure that the rebellion has something to do with this?"

Old Madam Huo stood up, "Prince Hui'an's death was an accident, a disease, and it was collectively confirmed by the Tai Hospital back then, is there any conspiracy between them?" ”

Her attitude was slightly excited, and there was a bit of questioning at the end.

Xie Wan and Yin Yu looked at each other, stepped forward and said, "Whether it's a conspiracy or not, we're not sure." Again, we don't know for sure if Mr. Seven has anything to do with it. It's just that according to the clues of the year, we found out that there was a child who died of illness with Prince Hui'an, and this child was very likely to be the heir of a high-ranking official in the court at that time, and now Mr. Seven's background has also been found to be related to a high-ranking official in the court, is this a coincidence? ”

"And a child?"

Old Madam Huo's face changed slightly, "Why don't I know?" ”

"Of course the old lady won't know." Xie Wan said, "Because after the child's death, the family didn't know why they didn't pass the news out at all, and it was common for children to die of illness, so naturally no one cared." And assuming that Mr. Seven has something to do with the dead child, then some things make sense.

"For example, why did they frame our prince to kill Yin Hao not enough, but also have to depose him, and even put him to death several times? Why do they obsess about this throne, and vow to turn the court into a miasma even if they are enemies of the world? These can be seen that Mr. Seven's hatred for the court and even the Yin family. And his attachment to the prince makes people not think enough of the Protector's Mansion -

"After all, the prince is the grandson of the Protector Mansion, and it is also a strong link between the Huo family and the Yin family. Old lady, I have said so much, can I use it as a reason for me to ask to know the truth of the year? ”

Old Madam Huo stared at her closely, her delicate face was covered with a thin layer of frost, but this layer of frost gradually shook away after a while, turning into a broken face and unbearable to look back.

She went to the window, and suddenly pushed the door open, and a cold wind blew in, blowing her steps and shaking frequently, and blowing the curtains in the house.

"Prince Hui'an died at the hands of Empress Xiaoyi."

When this sentence came out, Xie Wan and Yin Yu couldn't help but be shocked, Queen Xiaoyi?! Didn't Concubine De say that she was gentle and generous, and she was extremely close to Empress Xuanhui? How could she hurt Prince Hui'an? Could it really be that as she guessed, the harem back then was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface?

"Please tell the old lady what's going on?!"

Old Madam Huo spat at the window, stared at the red plum trees outside the window, and said: "The relationship between the Huo family and the palace has always been very good, so the ladies and the harem concubines are also close.

"At that time, I had just entered the Protectorate Mansion, and although my mother's family was not weak, I was still a little confused about marrying into such a family, and I was also restrained in dealing with people. After entering the harem with my mother-in-law a few times, I fell in love with Concubine Yu's kindness and kindness, and Concubine Yu also took a fancy to my heartiness and straightforwardness, so she often passed me into the palace to speak.

"At that time, there were not many concubines in the palace, Queen Xuanhui was gone, only Concubine Yu and Concubine Lan, and a few low-level palace concubines who had no position. At that time, Concubine Lan was responsible for taking care of Hui'an, and although Concubine Yu couldn't work hard to recuperate, she also took good care of Hui'an, and also sewed socks and clothes for him with her own hands. Every day, I would lift his collar and look to see if he was warm enough.

"Because there are few people, Concubine Lan will often come to Concubine Yu to sit, and I can't see anything on my face at that time, but I have entered the palace more times, and I always find that Concubine Yu always has a bit of depression between her eyebrows. I thought it was just sad about the early death of the fetus in my womb, until one day, when I was playing chess with Concubine Yu, Concubine Lan sent someone over, saying that she wanted to borrow her bracelet to make a look and take a photo.

Concubine Yu's brows moved at that time, although it was not obvious, but it was still seen by me on the other side. I also wondered, there are no good-looking jewelry in the palace, why does Concubine Lan have to make this appearance of Concubine Yu? I have seen Concubine Yu's bracelet, which was personally given to her by the emperor on the night she entered the palace, and it can be regarded as a token.

"Such an important thing, Concubine Lan's position is not as high as Concubine Yu, and she should avoid it, she is good, such a big lama sent someone to borrow it. I was a little unconvinced at the time, and after Concubine Yu handed over the bracelet to the people around her and sent it over in person, I felt unfair for her. Concubine Yu said, what are you afraid of, she owes me, and she will pay me back all one day.

"At that time, Concubine Lan took Prince Hui'an by her side, so the emperor went to her palace a lot, and although he never neglected Concubine Yu's side, he definitely didn't pay attention to it. And Lan Concubine looks so taciturn that she feels very honest, where would I have thought that she would do such a thing in private?

"And Concubine Yu was so quiet from beginning to end, not fighting or grabbing, in my opinion, she was too cowardly at that time. On the contrary, it is not as strong as me, who has fought all the way from the back house. So I didn't take Concubine Yu's words to heart at the time, because I didn't think she would retaliate.

"Not long after, that day, I saw that * bright, so I went into the palace to visit Concubine Yu's body. She has been recuperating for two years, and has gradually recovered, and her voice has recently become noticeably clearer. I'd like to invite her to visit the Imperial Garden. But I didn't expect that when I went to Concubine Yu's palace, she was lying on the bed, and there was a broken porcelain on the ground in front of the bed!

"I thought she was in bad shape again, so I nervously asked the palace maids, and Concubine Yu heard it, but asked the palace maids to go out, leaving me alone.

"She had tears on her face, which was rare. I didn't know what to say, and I didn't dare to ask her body, for fear of mentioning her sadness. Unexpectedly, she took my hand, smiled at me, and said, good sister, don't worry, my body is fine. ”r1152